AHA redefines cardiovascular health by adding sleep as new scoring tool Medha Baranwal1 July 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: American Heart Association has updated its checklist to measure cardiovascular health adding healthy sleep as essential for optimal...
Diabetes linked to substantial risk of left-sided valvular stenotic lesions Dr. Hiral patel27 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTSweden: A nationwide registry-based analysis reported that patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes are at higher risk for left-sided valvular stenotic...
Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTEstrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June...
Congenital heart defects among mothers increase heart defect risk in children Dr. Nandita Mohan3 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTprevious smaller studies have already reported a higher offspring risk for mothers with congenital heart defects, or Congenital heart defects. But...
Triple Combo therapy not likely to benefit heart failure patients with preserved HF: Circulation Medha Baranwal2 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTUSA: The combined benefits of an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), and a sodium-glucose...
Single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T reading can safely exclude MI in ED Medha Baranwal15 May 2022 11:08 PM ISTUSA: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) below the cutoff of 6 ng/L is a rapid and safe strategy for identifying a substantial...
Text messaging fails to improve medication adherence in acute coronary syndrome patients Medha Baranwal14 May 2022 12:15 PM ISTAustralia: A text message-based program wherein patients received "motivational and supportive" text messages in the year following ACS did not have...
Vitamin K2 and vitamin D supplements fail to slow aortic valve calcification in elderly Medha Baranwal29 April 2022 10:45 AM ISTDenmark: Menaquinone-7 (MK-7), also known as vitamin K2, plus vitamin D supplementation for 2 years did not influence progression of aortic valve...
Empagliflozin rapidly improves symptoms and QoL in Hospitalised AHF Patients: EMPULSE Trial Medha Baranwal18 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with empagliflozin in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) produces clinical benefits and improves the quality of life,...
No reduction in stroke, mini strokes, blood clotting in the brain or changes in cognitive function with edoxaban after TAVR Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTPatients treated with the blood thinner edoxaban for six months after a heart valve replacement procedure experienced fewer symptomless blood clots...
Early initiation of Empagliflozin Improves QoL in Acute HF Patients within 2 weeks: EMPULSE Trial MD Bureau9 April 2022 10:30 AM ISTIntroduction Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) are at high risk for cardiovascular death and readmission, and also experience an...
Earlier the better - when it comes to ablation of VTs in people with ICDs, says Circulation study Medha Baranwal8 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTItaly: Researchers in a recent study strongly support that when it comes to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) in people with...
